The 12th biennial CBIS conference was held from December 21 to 25, 2018 in Shenzhen Kylin Villa (深圳麒麟山庄), Shenzhen, China. The Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech, 南方科技大学) and Chinese Society for Cell Biology (CSCB, 中国细胞生物学学会）were the cohosts of this meeting. More information about the meeting can be found on the "MEETINGS" page.